Path of Exile: Steam Items

This guide gives some basic information and background on the Steam Items available for Path of Exile.

Introduction

I didn't see a relevant guide so I figured I would start one. This guide goes into details on the Steam Items found on the Steam Community Market for the Path of Exile game. Please consider this guide a work in progress as it will likely receive updates.


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Imp Masks

The Imp Masks were introduced in one of the Steam Winter sales of previous years. The masks were made to be bought and sold on the Steam Community Market, and the costs for the items are player driven but are also based on rarity. The image below shows the full set.

Skulls (Steam Winter Sale)

These Skulls were also introduced in a Steam Winter sale of previous years. These skulls were made to be bought and sold on the Steam Community Market, and the costs for the items are player driven but are also based on rarity. The image below shows the full set.

Skulls (Non-Event)

I actually found these items incidentally while doing a market search for the skulls in the previous section and figured I would include them here. I'm simply not sure how these skulls are acquired. If I were to wager a guess, it's likely something to do with related items found in the micro sale system in Path of Exile. On a down note, it doesn't look like there are any of these currently available on the Steam Community Market ... at least not during the creation of this guide.

Steam Items vs Path of Exile Store Items

So I've been told, most people that actually play Path of Exile don't care about the Steam Items related to the game because some of the cosmetics you get in the game are a lot better. When I actually got into the game to see what they were talking about, I noticed that there were a lot of cosmetic sets that could be purchased and applied to a character.

The thing about the Path of Exile sets is that they have cosmetics for every slot, not just the helmet slot. Notably, the Path of Exile sets have a lot more eye candy to them as well. The items that were designed for the Steam Community Market have thus far been exclusively head slot items.

Since Path of Exile is free to play, they make their money with the micro-transaction system in game. Thus the cosmetics in game also cost a lot more then the few cents you can pay for one of the more common Steam Items on market.

Regardless of which you go with, the next section shows you how to equip the skins to your gear.

Steam Item Broken Images

Sometimes the Steam Items for games appear to be bugged. In the case of the latest PoE update, it appears a few of the past event items briefly had broken images. Thankfully, it was fixed rather quickly. If you see that the images are broken, try a quick page refresh. If the images are constantly broken, you can try reporting them to the developers in the forums.

The Stash

You will not find your cosmetics in the Stash. You won't find them in the Guild Stash either. They are in their own little inventory area found in cosmetics. To equip your cosmetics to your characters, refer to the Equipping Cosmetics section below.

A screenshot of just another visit to the Stash and Guild Stash chests.

Equipping Cosmetics

The Steam Items are classified as Cosmetic Items in Path of Exile. The have no special uses or abilities, they are simply custom pixels. This section shows you how to equip your Steam Items on to your character. You will not lose the items in game play after they are equipped, however, I have noticed that only one character can use a particular skin at a time. If you want multiple characters to use the same skin, you will need to have duplicate skins.

In the screenshot above, you see the menu on the lower left open, and Cosmetics highlighted in the menu. Select this option or press K on your keyboard.

Tip: Alternately, you can press I to open your inventory and select the Cosmetics tab in the upper right corner.

In the screenshot above, the helmet slot is selected and it shows you what options I would have for selecting a headpiece cosmetic in game.

Please notice the red X in the image above. If you use a cosmetic on one of your characters, then that particular cosmetic is locked for any other characters on your account. You may be able to get around this by having duplicates of the cosmetics that you want to use. You could also simply un-equip and then re-equip them to other characters as needed.

Disclaimer: Please get to a safe area before messing with options, settings, or even cosmetics. I will not be held responsible for your character deaths!

Pixelation

You ever noticed those cosmetics look over pixelated? This is because the default game settings in Path of Exile are for best dynamic gameplay, not for best graphics. However, there is a setting that allows you to see all those pixels as intended by those that designed the cosmetics. Let me show you how they really look!

This screenshot shows the default settings, with the pixelation in the cosmetic and actually anything animated, like the fire in the background.

This screenshot shows the setting toggled to disabled, which creates sharper graphics but may also affect your gameplay.

To toggle this setting yourself, press O on your keyboard for options, scroll down to the advanced settings, and disable the Dynamic Resolution setting.

Disclaimer: Please get to a safe area before messing with options, settings, or even cosmetics. I will not be held responsible for your character deaths!

Other Published Steam Guides

You can check out all of my Published Steam Guides here, the following guides I feel are related in one way or another.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2359053081

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3122987327